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T. B. MASON.

HORSE BOOT.

Patented Jan. 15, 1889.

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T. B. MASON.

HORSE BOOT.

No. 396,167. 1 Patented Jqn. 15, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS B. MASON, OF TRENTON, NElV JERSEY.

HORSE-BOOT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,167, dated January 15, 1889.

Application filed July 27, 1888. Serial No. 281,194. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS l3. l\[ASON, of Trenton, in the county of Mercer and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Horse-Boot, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the anneXed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved horse-boot. Fig. 2 is a transverse section. Fig. is a perspective view of the softrubber body of the boot, and Fig.4 is a transverse section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

The object of my invention is to provide a horse-boot which will not absorb moisture, which will retain its form, and which may be readily applied and fastened and easily unfastened and removed.

My invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

The ring A, which is approximately elliptical in form, is provided with a widened side, a, and is divided at the opposite side to facilitate placing the ring upon the horses leg. The inner edge of the ring is provided with flanges Z) Z) on opposite sides, and over the flanges b b is stretched a covering, B, of enameled leather or analogous material, which is secured by stitches c, passing through the body of the ring outside of the flanges Z) 1). Between the enameled leather covering l3 and the inner edge of the ring is placed a padding, t, of felt or other-suitable material, which formsa yielding surface.

To the end (I of the divided ring A is attached a hasp, e, which is provided with rightangled ears f, secured to the ring by rivets. To the end g of the divided ring is attached a plate, 71-, which is bent twice at right angles, and in which is pivoted a button, '1', consisting of an L-shaped arm loosely riveted in the plate 71.. The button [is capable of passing through the slot of the hasp e, and of being turned atright angles through a halfrevolution, so as to fasten the two ends of the divided ring, as indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The widened part a. of the ringA projects sufficiently beyond the horses legto prevent interference.

The ring A is preferably made of a solid piece of soft vulcanized rubber; but, if desired to render it more elastic, it may be made hollow, the cavity in the center thereof being filled with air.

In some cases it may be found desirable to omit the cushion from the inner surface of the ring, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4:. Therefore I do not limit or confine myself to the exact construction herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. A horseboot formed of a divided ring having a widened portion, a, the hasp e, attached to one end of the divided ring, and the plate h and button 1', attached to the opposite end of the divided ring, substantiallyas specitied.

2. In a horse-boot, the divided elastic ring A, having the integral widened portion a between its ends, flanges b 11' on its upper and lower sides at the inner edges thereof, and a fastening for the ends of the ring, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the divided ring A, provided with the flanges l) b, of the lining B, secured to the said ring, and the padding (I, interposed between the lining B and the inner edge of the ring, substantially as specified.

THOMAS l3. MASON.

\Yitnesses:

JNo. M. RITTER, EDGAR TATE. 

